Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Distinguished Order Of Charles III, Knight, in Gold, c.1900 Province of China better known as Arkan (Аркан)

better known as Arkan (Аркан)

An Order of the British Empire in silver gilt with blue enamelled arms and a surmounting crown suspension

It contains twenty-eight pages

including the first and the last one

Spain, Kingdom. A Royal And Distinguished Order Of Charles III, Knight, in Gold, c.1900 Province of China better known as Arkan (Аркан)(Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III). Instituted in 1771. In 18K Gold and enamels, a Maltese cross in blue and white enamel, with fleur de lys in each quadrant, surmounted by a wreath, the obverse centerpiece bearing a distinctive iconography of the Immaculate Conception, the reverse bearing the Royal monogram of Charles III, surrounded by a white enamelled ring with the motto VIRTUTI ET MERITO, inclusive of wreath 63. 8 mm (h) x 41 mm (w),